Yes, it’s that time for Career Builder’s list of most unusual holiday workplace gifts. If you’re one of the 20-ish percent of folks who give gifts to a co-worker or boss, you may be struggling to find a last-minute gift. If you have $20 in your pockets, which is usually…
I’ll open this post with a haiku. Because, I feel like we could all use a haiku. President-Elect For HR, what will he do? Not a stinkin’ clue! …and any employment-law wonk who tells you otherwise, well, we saw how the pundits fared predicting the outcome of the presidential election.…
Last night, while you we sleeping in your comfy beds — me, on a pile of money, blogging power and, yes, ego — a Texas federal judge entered an injunction against the final “blacklisting” rules and guidance of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. What were…
On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes from 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace, a survey recently conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men? Not necessarily.…
Is it just me, or do you guys also quote Varsity Blues whenever you hear the Foo Fighters sing My Hero? “I don’t want your life.” Do your employees sign agreements requiring them to arbitrate all claims, while also prohibiting them from pursuing class or collective actions? Yeah, me too. I’ll be damned…
Just for today, head on over to LinkedIn, and check out my post about how strict application of your dress code could result in a nasty sex discrimination claim. (And a little teaser for Monday — I’ll explain why the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision may trump Title VII and…
The slow death of the 9-5 workday, together with the arrival of the new FLSA overtime rules, which do into effect on December 1, could create one of the bigger wage-and-hour pitfalls for employers in 2017 and beyond. Less flexibility to complete work outside of normal work hours. A few months ago, both…
About a year ago, I had a post entitled, The “E” in E-Mail stands for Exhibit. As in Exhibit A. Here’s a snippet: As part of my respect-in-the-workplace training, I tell employees and managers that bad e-mails are like dirty diapers: they stink and they never go away. Yeah, about…
Its seems likes ages ago that I blogged about a Seventh Circuit decision, where the appellate court held that an employment-arbitration agreement with a class-action waiver violates the National Labor Relations Act. Uh, Eric, it was Tuesday. ***stabs inner voice with a Q-Tip*** Well, guess what? Yesterday, in Cellular Sales of Missouri…
Yesterday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced here that it had issued issued final rules on how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act apply to employer-sponsored wellness programs. So, what do y’all need to know about the EEOC’s new rules on employer wellness programs? (No one ever…